Lazard

Lazard is a financial advisory and asset management firm providing advisory and management services for mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, capital structure, and business strategy that is headquartered in New York City, New York and was founded in 1848 by Alexandre Lazard, Lazare Lazard, and Simon Lazard.

The firms asset management business operates in 15 countries and 25 cities in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The firms financial advisory services offer their services globally and offer advisory services which in include: M&A and strategic advisory, middle market advisory, sovereign advisory, restructuring, capital advisory, shareholder advisory, and private capital advisory.

In 2005 Lazard became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol LAZ. After listing the company on the New York Stock Exchange close to two-thirds of the firms shares were owned by its current and former employees.

Lazard has made 6 investments and 4 exits. Notable investments made by the firm include: Better Place, AptSoft (exit), NetBy Tel (exit), Open Globe, Grass Valley (exit), and AssetLine Holdings.